music Music is generally defined as the The arts, art of arranging sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Exact definition of music, definitions of mu ...

and tuning, the ragisma is an interval with the

ratio In mathematics, a ratio shows how many times one number contains another. For example, if there are eight oranges and six lemons in a bowl of fruit, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is eight to six (that is, 8:6, which is equivalent to the ...

of 4375:4374,Haluska, Jan (2003). ''The Mathematical Theory of Tone Systems'', p.xxviii. . ≈0.396 cents (a

superparticular ratio In mathematics, a superparticular ratio, also called a superparticular number or epimoric ratio, is the ratio of two consecutive integer numbers. More particularly, the ratio takes the form: :\frac = 1 + \frac where is a positive integer. Th ...

). It is usually defined as the difference between the

septimal minor third In music, the septimal minor third, also called the subminor third (e.g., by Ellis), is the musical interval exactly or approximately equal to a 7/6 ratio of frequencies. In terms of cents, it is 267 cents, a quartertone of size 36/35 flatter ...

(7:6) and two Bohlen–Pierce small semitones (27:25 ). It is also the difference between minor Bohlen–Pierce diesis (245:243) and

septimal semicomma In music, the septimal semicomma, a seven-limit semicomma, is the ratio 126/125 and is equal to approximately 13.79 cents (). It is also called the ''small septimal comma''Haluska, Jan (2003). ''The Mathematical Theory of Tone Systems'', p.xxvi. . ...

(126:125), as well as the difference between the

septimal third tone A septimal 1/3-tone (in music) is an interval with the ratio of 28:27, which is the difference between the perfect fourth and the supermajor third. It is about 62.96 cents wide. The septimal 1/3-tone can be viewed either as a musical interval ...

(28:27) and the greater diesis (648:625). ()

References

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